tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19896833357624479212024-02-18T23:47:29.322-06:00Tasty treatsTempting the taste buds - Indian and International cuisine for people who love food and cooking!!@the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-65062210073529246272012-02-14T08:20:00.000-06:002012-02-14T08:20:49.005-06:00And the winners of the giveaway are......Thank you all for participating in the lucky draw! The winners are Comments 3 and 5: Srivalli and Vincent.
Congratulations!!
Please contact me at jz.tastytreats@gmail.com with your address and your choice for the gift card!@the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-29191812722096172042012-02-05T11:00:00.003-06:002012-02-09T12:47:05.479-06:00Buche de Noel (Yule-log) recipe and a giveaway!!
Hi All!!! Hope all my readers, friends and followers are keeping happy and healthy! After a very long and regretful break from blogging, I am back with a wonderful Yule-log creation from last year's Christmas meal. The break from blogging was not planned at all, it just got long as a combined result of a busy work schedule and no free time! But I am glad that I am back and I am excited to share @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-80119567373214040122011-07-27T00:01:00.012-05:002011-07-27T00:01:01.931-05:00Strawberry Fraisiers for DB Challenge!
Jana of Cherry Tea Cakes was our July Daring Bakers’ host and she challenges us to make Fresh Frasiers inspired by recipes written by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson in the beautiful cookbook Tartine.
I am back to blogging just in time for this month's DB challenge, after a seemingly long break of a couple of months. I was just caught up in life's busy schedule. A lot has happened in the@the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-90117230069544904622011-04-27T19:44:00.007-05:002011-04-28T16:13:07.109-05:00Maple mousse in edible cups for Daring Bakers The April 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Evelyne of the blog Cheap Ethnic Eatz. Evelyne chose to challenge everyone to make a maple mousse in an edible container. Prizes are being awarded to the most creative edible container and filling, so vote on your favorite from April 27th to May 27th at http://thedaringkitchen.com/! Oh yeah!!! I was soo excited to see that there was an award @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-19125799466487549672011-03-28T19:12:00.018-05:002011-04-08T09:39:03.395-05:00Chocolate Silk Raspberry Tart It finally feels like spring in Minnesota! I am glad that the snow showers and the extreme cold are done with atleast for a while! Now starts the time of getting together with friends and celebrating some good times before the next strike of winter, which will be here sooner than desirable in MN :-( I am also glad its a Friday (TGIF)! - been looking forward to this break ever since Monday ;-). I@the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-28547170463453869242011-03-27T14:40:00.020-05:002011-04-04T12:50:07.131-05:00Chocolate - Almond Yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake for DB Challenge! The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. Here I am posting my finished product eventhough its a day late! Let me just quickly write about how much I LOVED this coffee cake! The dough was very smooth sexy and elastic, as they described it, and very @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-39706480139620412182011-03-21T19:14:00.023-05:002011-03-21T20:37:02.677-05:00Exciting new hobby!!Hi All... I have a fun new exciting high- making birthday cakes!! Thanks to my friends Leslie and Sus, who trusted me enough to ask me to bake their daughters' birthday cakes! I had made a castle cake (made with 6 cakes) for my lil girl's birthday last year! I got very positive reviews after that but I wasn't bold enough to take any orders for the cake. But my friend Leslie thought that I should @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-23531798757469347212011-02-11T14:16:00.013-06:002011-03-08T08:09:24.962-06:00Layered Vanilla Panna Cotta and Florentine Cookies! The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe and Nestle Florentine Cookies. Unfortunately my computer broke recently (initially thought to be a virus but now it looks like a problem with the hard disk) and I dont have a quick access to any of my pictures! I am @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-13395787945423834032011-02-10T19:34:00.005-06:002011-02-10T19:46:15.712-06:00Croquembouche - revisited!!Remember this, everybody!? Croquembouche was the DB challenge for the month of June, 2010. It was such fun making it the first time and sharing it with a bunch of friends! I decided to make it again during the holidays last year as a thankyou gift when we went over to a friend's for a dinner party! I thought I would post the new pictures that we took of my second successful try and inspire those@the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-37487605646800208692011-02-02T08:12:00.014-06:002011-02-02T08:55:05.121-06:00Appetizers galore - 3 different appetizers to spice up your party!Good morning everyone! I would like to share with you a few appetizers that I had tried for a couple of parties around my daughter's birthday time and Christmas! I came across these recipes on allrecipes.com and kraftrecipes.com and decided to give them a try since they had very high ratings and awesome reviews! I first made them for my lil one's birthday party! Eventhough we had a whole Indian @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-63433386677465430462011-01-27T19:12:00.022-06:002011-01-27T19:41:59.694-06:00Biscuit Joconde Imprime for Daring Bakers- My 25th Challenge!!The January 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog accro. She chose to challenge everyone to make a Biscuit Joconde Imprime to wrap around an Entremets dessert.Here it is! My attempt at the Joconde imprime filled to make an entremet! This challenge was really exciting since this was something I've never done before! The patterns that I came across on the net were @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-13638272884431344822010-12-26T06:44:00.011-06:002010-12-26T07:34:14.451-06:00Jalapeno poppersHope you all had a great Christmas with your family and friends! Holiday season is the time to remember your loved ones and the blessings that you are thankful for. I am thankful for my husband, my little girl, my family, my home, and all the happiness that surrounds me! I was particularly ecstatic about Christmas this year because it was the first in our new home and I wanted it to be special! @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-50565003204341275772010-12-26T06:29:00.007-06:002011-01-03T14:23:02.852-06:00Happy holidays!Wishing all my readers, supporters, friends and family a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday season and a happy and prosperous New Year 2011 !!I will be blogging soon about some new amazing recipes that I tried out during the holidays! See you soon back at Tasty treats! Cheers!!@the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-77804040716607241232010-10-27T00:01:00.001-05:002010-10-27T00:01:00.342-05:00Yeast Doughnuts for Daring Baker's Challenge!The October 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was hosted by Lori of Butter Me Up. Lori chose to challenge DBers to make doughnuts. She used several sources for her recipes including Alton Brown, Nancy Silverton, Kate Neumann and Epicurious.Yes!! I did it on time! Its been a couple of months since I've posted on the blog, and I've missed a few of the challenges as well... But I'm more than happy to be @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-89409973615553400702010-07-27T19:40:00.000-05:002010-07-27T19:41:23.309-05:00Swiss Swirl Icecream Cake for DB Challenge!The July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with hot fudge. Her recipe is based on an ice cream cake recipe from Taste of Home.I finally got around to attempting this challenge last weekend. I was disappointed that I couldn't do last month's @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-5360060579526857982010-06-06T10:56:00.009-05:002010-06-06T11:31:22.883-05:00Croquembouche or Piece Montee for Daring Baker's ChallengeFirst of all, let me apologize to all my readers for posting late for May 2010 Daring Baker's challenge. We decided to take a vacation without much advance planning and so I was away on my vacation!! I totally forgot about preparing the post eventhough I completed the challenge well ahead of time this month! Thanks, Twinsy Rachel for your message of support! :-) I really appreciate it!The May @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-91055316007983713672010-05-16T08:37:00.015-05:002010-05-18T20:25:47.703-05:00"Devilish" Deviled eggs - Quick and easy appetizers! I am back today with a simple and quick appetizer recipe for deviled eggs that I came across on the internet. I sincerely want to post regularly and keep my blog going, but since I started working, its been crazy. I thank all of you who have been extending their support and love to Tasty treats all these time!! I have many recipes to share with you - I have the pictures ready, but its just that @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-11599932448936200162010-04-27T00:01:00.001-05:002010-04-27T00:01:02.549-05:00Marmalade Pudding for Daring Baker'sThe April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen. She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very traditional British ingredient: suet.Initially, when I read about the challenge I was overwhelmed by the details of the savory pudding. Somehow it stuck to my mind as being a very difficult challenge. I was really busy this @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-27091440057266637072010-03-27T00:01:00.001-05:002010-03-27T00:01:00.814-05:00Orange Tian for DB challenge I am back after a month of inactivity, with the Daring Baker challenge for the month of March! The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from Alain Ducasse’s Cooking School in Paris.Unfortunately I couldn't do the challenge last month because I was extremely busy. I @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-67136988764997158212010-01-27T00:01:00.011-06:002010-01-27T00:01:00.848-06:00Graham Crackers and Nanaimo Bars for Daring Bakers Challenge!After missing the Daring Baker's Challenge in December, I'm back in the new year with White Chocolate Nanaimo Bars!! The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and http://www.nanaimo.ca/. I wanted to be creative this @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-35051709117843216082010-01-23T16:32:00.006-06:002010-03-28T12:52:27.159-05:00Cheese balls - great party appetizers!!Happy New Year, everyone!! I know its been almost a month since the new year, but better late than never I guess! I have been meaning to share this recipe with you since after Christmas but finally today, I got to make this post on Tasty treats! Yes, things are really hectic over here, I just dont know how to manage my time. Its totally weird that even now, I cant really say that I have adjusted @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-58836726393825559492009-12-25T17:07:00.005-06:002009-12-25T17:15:45.087-06:00Happy Holidays!!Wishing all my friends and supporters a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year!! Cherish your times with your family and enjoy each moment of this year! And here's to wishing for another amazing, successful and joyous year -2010!!We had a good Christmas lunch at home in the midst of an extensive snow blizzard - totally snowed in at home, so did not get to go even to church!! I will start @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-63032324225583847702009-11-27T00:01:00.005-06:002009-11-27T11:00:32.430-06:00Cannolipoleons with Honey-Mascarpone Filling for DB challenge!Welcome to the revealing of the Daring Bakers challenge for the month of November!The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker; @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-18016718151941009912009-11-07T09:45:00.001-06:002009-11-07T10:35:32.361-06:00French Macaroons - a re-trialHi and welcome back to Tasty treats!! After my epic failure (just in the looks, that is!!) with french macaroons for the Daring Baker challenge, I was determined to make some "good-looking macaroons which can be seen all over the blogosphere - those cute, little, round, puffed-up thingies with cute lil "feet". I should say again that the DB recipe yielded deelicious results, but the looks didnt @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989683335762447921.post-68098848432994901572009-10-27T00:01:00.002-05:002009-10-27T00:01:00.609-05:00Failed French Macaroons aka Awesome Meringue Cookies!!Finally, the long awaited moment is here.. revealing the DB challenge for the month of October - French Macaroons!! I was really excited about the challenge because once again, this was a first for me. I have seen all these cute pictures of macaroons all over the blogosphere, but I had never dared to attempt them, ever..... But I only got a chance to try the DB recipe out over the last wekeend.I @the_whisk_affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09274842440068918000noreply@blogger.com10